Gloucester, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Gloucester, MA Summary

Crime in Gloucester research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Gloucester over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Gloucester:

  • There were 240 total crimes committed in Gloucester the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 792.1 total crimes per 100K people in Gloucester.
  • The overall crime rate in Gloucester is -65.92% below the national average.
  • Gloucester ranks #182 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Gloucester ranks #3,002 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Gloucester Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gloucester is 792.1 per 100,000 people. That's -65.92% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -41.85% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gloucester
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 240 792.1 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 5 16.5 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 54 178.2 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 73 240.9 308.8 369.8
Burglary 29 95.7 149.7 269.8
Larceny 123 405.9 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 15 49.5 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 167 551.1 1,053.2 1,954.4

Gloucester Crime Compared To Massachusetts Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Massachusetts.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Gloucester

73
Violent Crimes
240.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-34.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 73 violent crimes in Gloucester in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gloucester is 240.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 415.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gloucester each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -34.85% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -21.99% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gloucester

167
Property Crimes
551.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-71.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 167 property crimes in Gloucester in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gloucester is 551.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 181.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gloucester each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -71.80% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -47.67% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gloucester

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lynn, MA 101,056 1,865 1,845.5 1,190.4 655.1
Peabody, MA 53,669 563 1,049.0 778.8 270.2
Salem, MA 45,345 622 1,371.7 1,184.3 187.5
Beverly, MA 42,441 249 586.7 485.4 101.3
Danvers, MA 27,887 384 1,377.0 1,183.3 193.6
Marblehead, MA 20,289 105 517.5 448.5 69.0
Newburyport, MA 18,366 120 653.4 506.4 147.0
Swampscott, MA 15,268 144 943.1 864.6 78.6
Ipswich, MA 13,735 41 298.5 254.8 43.7
Lynnfield, MA 12,992 108 831.3 746.6 84.7

Gloucester SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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